If you want to try truffles without bankrupting yourself you can get truffle infused oil in good delis. It's not quite the same but a small splash on most things give it a truffle aroma and hint of a taste.

Truffles made me think of The Name of the Rose and the play on words about pigs looking for the devil (der Teufel). I've had them with pasta but I'm not too crazy for them.

In the list the only thing I don't think I've ever had is oysters. I honestly can't remember having ever tried them. I don't mind that they look and probably feel like snot, I don't mind gross things, I've just never gotten a chance to try them, really.

I adore lobster but I feel horrible about cooking it alive and as for foie gras, I've only had it a couple of times and I don't like it enough to get past the ethical dilemma of how it's produced.
And I could live on sushi! There's a place in Athens that has an all you can eat buffet every Sunday and they know me by name there

Bleurgh, this thread is making me hungry and I've only had a mango (first time ever!) and a tiny ice cream today.

If you want to try truffles without bankrupting yourself you can get truffle infused oil in good delis. It's not quite the same but a small splash on most things give it a truffle aroma and hint of a taste.

exactly...and I bought my awesome grey truffle salt on clearance at TJMAXX. for maybe $3-4? It is surprisingly high quality and a little goes a long, long way.

as far as cooking lobsters alive, just stick the live lobster in the freezer for a short bit first! the cold puts them in a painless coma, then you just drop them in the pot. I usually make someone else cook and crack the lobster though...I just want to work with the meat

um, it's hard to describe the taste. they just taste like truffles. sounds stupid, i know. but before i tried them, people would describe what they tasted like - earthy, meaty, strong flavour, etc... but nothing i imagined even came close to what they actually taste like.
basically, they taste like nothing else and you have to try them.

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